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When choosing varieties, look in particular for those with an RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which shows they performed well in trials, so should crop reliably. See our list of AGM fruit and veg . You can also see many soft fruits, including raspberries, growing in the fruit and veg plots at all the RHS gardens, so do visit to see how they ...





























Formative pruning is carried out on young hedges and encourages bushy growth; maintenance pruning (trimming) keeps established hedges looking good A hedge with dense growth can help to block noise, pollution and unsightly views Keeping a formal hedge looking neat is time consuming, so an informal ...





Glyphosate (e.g. SBM Job done General Purpose Weedkiller or Doff Advanced Concentrated Weedkiller) damage shows as leaf yellowing and browning, and shoots collapse on soft-stemmed plants. ... The RHS believes that avoiding pests, diseases and weeds by good practice in cultivation methods, cultivar selection, garden hygiene and …







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Before planting, weed the site thoroughly, then improve the soil by digging in two buckets of well-rotted manure or garden compost per square metre/yard. You can also rake in a high potassium general fertiliser such as Vitax Q4 or blood, fish and bonemeal, using half a handful per square metre/yard. Many gardeners grow strawberries through weed …


